Brush holder



F. G. DIEKE BRUSH HOLDER Aug. 3, 1943.

Filed Sept. 4, 1942 nnlllllllll Ium!! 'II 53 Uw/Mm E eine ing portion 33 Yhave formedr integral therewith Vare adapted to rbe disposed in an obtusely disposed extension 35. The extension- 35 mergesy intoY a straight extension 3d and the two extensions 36, when in applied position, parallelrelation,

as shown in Figure 2.

The upper ends of the extensions 35 merge into 'an arcuate extension 31 which extends Adownwardly and inwardly and a further exten- Y sion 38 extends fromi the arcuate extension 31.

f YA V-shaped-handlegripping member'39 islformedl Y integral with eachrextension 38, the arms of the handle gripping membe139 being obtusely. in'-` clined and the lower yends of the lowermost of 'the arms of the gripping member 39 mergefinto asy has heretofore been necessary with the brush K holder forming part of mypriorPatent 1,567,789.

Furthermorefby providing the bracing portion 28 forming part of the clampingfplates ,22; they socket 29 is more firmly braced against bending and the gripping member I2 will bedisposed at the desired position above the karms YIg'I and outwardly Afromi thereceptaclel I3 a suiicient dis'- tane tovprovide the.brush. if e, .r Y Y IIt -Will VvI e, undprstoocl ti at vwhe thefmovable jaw II is moved t`o afclamping kor gripping position, a strainisplaced on the sockettme'mber VVolotusel'y disposed extensions 40. The two eXtenv sions 40, when the-gripping memberY I2 is in applied position, are adaptedto contact vwitheach. i

Y other andmaintain the gripping members39rin .Y v the desired spaced apartrelation with the upper` ends thereofspaced apart fandmvith` the' exten- .sio'ns..38 `constituting a downwardlyconvergent qmouth or 'guide for 'guiding the 4handle to the space betweenr the gripping members 33.r

jaw I I is rocked to a receptacle gripping*positions,V thegsupporting ,members .20 will bejplaced under I I ;willbe 'placed under the desired ,tension so as to tightly 'hold' the" device on the receptacle. l IWhe'n-, the `awlrII is iny agclamping .or` gripping;k y

position, .the handle gripping. member IZ-iwill be disposed in 1 substantially a vVertical, position and thevhandlegH-of the brush maythenbe pushed downwardly along theconvergent .extensions 38 `untilfthe lhandle isgengaged between'ftheconfrontingY V-sha'pedlcl'amping 01" gripping mem`-. -bers 39.

YWhen thebriishVv handle' Hv is in a gripping position, 'the-back Bof. the brush is adapted torest on the inner'ends Vof the horizontal-arms II, as

f shown'i'nf-Figure 1 so that' the bristlesjof the/brush r.willfextendinto'th'ef interior of the'receptacle I3,Y whereupon fthe.. liquid,y such as; paint 'orf the 4like may drip` from the lbristles into the interiorof .i

fthe-'receptacle v v v V-'With a-'handleV gripping strnctureas shown at 29 as the socket member 29 with. thegripping member I2 is -used as a handle in-r the alznpliea-V tion or mounting of the holder on .the receptacle I3.j In the application or mounting'of the grip'- yping menibeiIZin` the socketv 29,' the U-shapedv base 34 Yis`lin1ited in its insertion in the socket l 23by engagement of Vthis base with `the upper` end ofA the rear-,Waller .vcon'nectingl plate126. l

rearwall 276:. being disposed on-J'an;obtuse angle tothe plate Is'lliorrning4 the rear` walliof the socket 293 proyidesna wedging lactiongso .that .the'base' 3 `4V of Y the vvgripping meinber- I2- will., Vbe Vfirmly Y wedged within the socketr29. 1 a. A. "3

Whatlclaim 11.' A brush holder corn'prising? a-"s'tationaryfjfaw Y for disposing interiorly of'a receptacleixv movable jaw for engagement with-the Y.exterior iof thefreceptacle,imeanszcarried bylsaid s tationaryjiiaw pivotally supporting said movablejawianfupwardlyopeningy socke't'carried by' saidavirnovable Ygrjaw.'N means `formed, integral rwithgsaidmovable Y Y jawiand-said-Lsocket for lbracing ,therlatten a resilientigripperlmember Aengageableijinv said op tensionialn'dinV like mannerthe'two Ajaws IU and s'ocket,andl an'. upwardly and outwardly Vdirected guide element; carriedby' said socketrfor guiding said gripper member Vduring'the insertion of the latter intof'said-socket. .v i v p "2. A brushholderco'mprising a stationary jawv jfor disposing interiorly of areceptaclaa-rmoVable I aw for engagement with the exterior off thereceptacle,v said -movable:jaw-including :a pairY of spaced 'jawmembersfan upwardlyand outwardly inclined plate connectingsaid members together, a yvertical [socket Y integral awith "said rplate and including a rear wall and a pair `of opposing fingers y carried by said rear wall, a resilient gripper mem- V ber-engaging ,in said: socket,` Van"fupjwardly` and Y outwardlydirected iguide-'memberintegral .with

vIZith'e'device can'be readily adapted forjh'olding n.

quite' afyariety'fof'v handle sizes without changing the.'Characterl of the handle"grippingstrncture4 said realfwaolvl` 'fori guiding said grippermemberY during :the insertionof theflatterrinto-saidrsocket" Y' said plate beingdisposedlon `an obtuse angleto said rear Wall and constitutingV a stop means for limiting the insertion oi said;y gripper member in'v said socket, and' socket` bracing` means'V formed Y integral. with.r said ,jawmembers i and said rear wall.;v i. 'i

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